American Liberties....
Do you know the real history behind our Constitutional government?
Do you know the real history behind our Constitutional government?
The chances are very low that you do know the true history of America, you've heard rumors and innuendos about conspiracies involving our founders that just muddy the waters of fact with lies and misdirections.
The problems created by a lack of knowledge concerning where we came from only sets in stone the idea that "Those who do not know history will be doomed to repeat histories mistakes." It is a fact that history repeats itself but we can learn from the past and their mistakes and NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES AGAIN!
Those who hate America count on us making the same bad choices again and have been busy for many decades now changing our perceptions concerning our own history, having infiltrated our school system from the earliest ages to the college level.
They have snipped and cut away whole segments of our great history and made the founders LOOK like greedy, white old men who wanted slavery to remain strong everywhere, men who had ulterior motives to create a Nation that would take what it wanted.
They have snipped and cut away whole segments of our great history and made the founders LOOK like greedy, white old men who wanted slavery to remain strong everywhere, men who had ulterior motives to create a Nation that would take what it wanted.
This view of history is patently false and filled with lies, but we are working uphill to reverse this damage. Getting the truth out is not easy because they OUTNUMBER us from within the system they have perverted. It is the People's job to restore this republic to its original glory under God, but we must begin by understanding facts that have been lost to time!
The idea that the founders just made up what the constitution contains on the spur of the moment at the convention is all most people know, and because most of us can't bring ourselves to do the homework necessary to find out if its true or not, history suffers for it.
The following Links will take you on a journey of wide eyed discovery through a history unknown since the founders days.
There were 5 specific Documents that lead to the creation of our Constitution, Documents that solidified LIBERTY into the hearts and minds of the people who were affected by them. It was these Documents that the founding Fathers knew well!
1.) The Charter of Liberties of 1100 England - Henry arrived on the throne very unsure of himself and his rights, because of the claims of his elder brother. So his charter is more specific than many others, and looks to win support by reversing bad practices his brother William Rufus (William The Conquer) had made when king. Much of it reads like Magna Carta - and this coronation charter effectively forms the basis of the Great Charter.
http://www.nhinet.org/ccs/docs/char-lib.htm
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48697&layout=html&Itemid=27
2.) The Magna Carta - Magna Carta was written by a group of 13th-century barons to protect their rights and property against a tyrannical king. It is concerned with many practical matters and specific grievances relevant to the feudal system under which they lived. The interests of the common man were hardly apparent in the minds of the men who brokered the agreement. But there are two principles expressed in Magna Carta that resonate to this day:
"No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned, disseised, outlawed, banished, or in any way destroyed, nor will We proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers and by the law of the land."
"To no one will We sell, to no one will We deny or delay, right or justice."
During the American Revolution, Magna Carta served to inspire and justify action in liberty’s defense. The colonists believed they were entitled to the same rights as Englishmen, rights guaranteed in Magna Carta. They embedded those rights into the laws of their states and later into the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
"The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history . . . It was written in Magna Carta." --Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1941 Inaugural address
1.) The Charter of Liberties of 1100 England - Henry arrived on the throne very unsure of himself and his rights, because of the claims of his elder brother. So his charter is more specific than many others, and looks to win support by reversing bad practices his brother William Rufus (William The Conquer) had made when king. Much of it reads like Magna Carta - and this coronation charter effectively forms the basis of the Great Charter.
http://www.nhinet.org/ccs/docs/char-lib.htm
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48697&layout=html&Itemid=27
2.) The Magna Carta - Magna Carta was written by a group of 13th-century barons to protect their rights and property against a tyrannical king. It is concerned with many practical matters and specific grievances relevant to the feudal system under which they lived. The interests of the common man were hardly apparent in the minds of the men who brokered the agreement. But there are two principles expressed in Magna Carta that resonate to this day:
"No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned, disseised, outlawed, banished, or in any way destroyed, nor will We proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers and by the law of the land."
"To no one will We sell, to no one will We deny or delay, right or justice."
During the American Revolution, Magna Carta served to inspire and justify action in liberty’s defense. The colonists believed they were entitled to the same rights as Englishmen, rights guaranteed in Magna Carta. They embedded those rights into the laws of their states and later into the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution ("no person shall . .
. be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.") is a
direct descendent of Magna Carta's guarantee of proceedings according to the
"law of the land."
"The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history . . . It was written in Magna Carta." --Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1941 Inaugural address
MAGNA CARTA: ITS FORM AND CONTENTS.
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48719&layout=html&Itemid=27
FEUDAL GRIEVANCES AND MAGNA CARTA.
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48711&layout=html&Itemid=27
HISTORICAL SEQUEL TO MAGNA CARTA.
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48735&layout=html&Itemid=27
Manuscripts of Magna Carta and Relative Documents.
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48741&layout=html&Itemid=27
Text, Translation, and Commentary
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48747&layout=html&Itemid=27
3.) Sir Edward Coke and 'The Grievances of the Commonwealth, ' 1621-1628 -
The Petition of Right - Petition sent by Parliament to King Charles I complaining of a series of breaches of law. The petition sought recognition of four principles: no taxation without the consent of Parliament, no imprisonment without cause, no quartering of soldiers on subjects, and no martial law in peacetime. To continue receiving subsidies for his policies, Charles was compelled to accept the petition, but he later ignored its principles.
http://www.constitution.org/eng/petright.htm
http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/petition.html
4.) The Grand Remonstrance, 1641 - Drawn up by the commons, the "Grand Remonstrance" consists of a review of the personal government of Charles I as well as an account of measures already passed by the Long Parliament. The following extract is from James Harvey Robinson, ed., Readings in European History 2 vols. (Boston: Ginn, 1906), 2:235-239. The full text of the "Grand Remonstrance" can be found in Samuel Rawson Gardiner, ed., The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625-1660, 3rd ed. (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1906).
http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/remonstrance.html
5.) The Glorious Revolution of 1688 - The Glorious Revolution was the overthrow of James II of England in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). It is sometimes called the Bloodless Revolution, although there was fighting and loss of life in Ireland and Scotland; many modern historians prefer the more neutral alternative Revolution of 1688.
The revolution is closely tied to the events of the War of the Grand Alliance on mainland Europe, and may be seen as the last successful invasion of England. James's overthrow was an important stage in the evolution of modern English parliamentary democracy; never again would the monarch pretend to hold absolute power and the Bill of Rights became one of the most important documents in the political history of Britain.
The deposition of the Roman Catholic James II ended any chance of Catholicism becoming re-established in England, and also led to limited toleration for nonconformist Protestants—it would be some time before they had full political rights. In the case of Catholics, however, it was disastrous both socially and politically. Catholics were denied the right to vote and sit in the Westminster Parliament for over 100 years after this and the monarch was forbidden to be Catholic or marry a Catholic, thus ensuring the Protestant succession.
The Glorious Revolution also saw a partnership of husband and wife on the English and Scottish thrones, unusual at the time. James's removal and William and Mary's accession to the throne were generally popular. Before the revolution, Parliament represented the wealthy in their contest with the king, but once the revolution had re-established Parliament's authority, the road opened up to a mature representative democracy.
In the centuries that followed, Parliament would become more and more democratic. These events significantly influenced the future development of democracy in the United States. John Locke wrote his 'Two Treatises of Government' to support the Glorious Revolution. From the standpoint of history, this was a move in the right direction—toward human freedom, human rights, and recognition of the equal worth and dignity of all people.
http://thegloriousrevolution.org/
These Documents shaped America in the Founders hearts and minds as they created our Constitution. You should have had your eyes opened to the fact that our great Liberties are NOW under attack by forces that hate these principles with great wrath and if we fall asleep this time, then the BEHEADING of Lady Liberty is eminant!
We can beat them, we already are!
FEUDAL GRIEVANCES AND MAGNA CARTA.
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48711&layout=html&Itemid=27
HISTORICAL SEQUEL TO MAGNA CARTA.
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48735&layout=html&Itemid=27
Manuscripts of Magna Carta and Relative Documents.
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48741&layout=html&Itemid=27
Text, Translation, and Commentary
http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=338&chapter=48747&layout=html&Itemid=27
3.) Sir Edward Coke and 'The Grievances of the Commonwealth, ' 1621-1628 -
The Petition of Right - Petition sent by Parliament to King Charles I complaining of a series of breaches of law. The petition sought recognition of four principles: no taxation without the consent of Parliament, no imprisonment without cause, no quartering of soldiers on subjects, and no martial law in peacetime. To continue receiving subsidies for his policies, Charles was compelled to accept the petition, but he later ignored its principles.
http://www.constitution.org/eng/petright.htm
http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/petition.html
4.) The Grand Remonstrance, 1641 - Drawn up by the commons, the "Grand Remonstrance" consists of a review of the personal government of Charles I as well as an account of measures already passed by the Long Parliament. The following extract is from James Harvey Robinson, ed., Readings in European History 2 vols. (Boston: Ginn, 1906), 2:235-239. The full text of the "Grand Remonstrance" can be found in Samuel Rawson Gardiner, ed., The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625-1660, 3rd ed. (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1906).
http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/remonstrance.html
5.) The Glorious Revolution of 1688 - The Glorious Revolution was the overthrow of James II of England in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). It is sometimes called the Bloodless Revolution, although there was fighting and loss of life in Ireland and Scotland; many modern historians prefer the more neutral alternative Revolution of 1688.
The revolution is closely tied to the events of the War of the Grand Alliance on mainland Europe, and may be seen as the last successful invasion of England. James's overthrow was an important stage in the evolution of modern English parliamentary democracy; never again would the monarch pretend to hold absolute power and the Bill of Rights became one of the most important documents in the political history of Britain.
The deposition of the Roman Catholic James II ended any chance of Catholicism becoming re-established in England, and also led to limited toleration for nonconformist Protestants—it would be some time before they had full political rights. In the case of Catholics, however, it was disastrous both socially and politically. Catholics were denied the right to vote and sit in the Westminster Parliament for over 100 years after this and the monarch was forbidden to be Catholic or marry a Catholic, thus ensuring the Protestant succession.
The Glorious Revolution also saw a partnership of husband and wife on the English and Scottish thrones, unusual at the time. James's removal and William and Mary's accession to the throne were generally popular. Before the revolution, Parliament represented the wealthy in their contest with the king, but once the revolution had re-established Parliament's authority, the road opened up to a mature representative democracy.
In the centuries that followed, Parliament would become more and more democratic. These events significantly influenced the future development of democracy in the United States. John Locke wrote his 'Two Treatises of Government' to support the Glorious Revolution. From the standpoint of history, this was a move in the right direction—toward human freedom, human rights, and recognition of the equal worth and dignity of all people.
http://thegloriousrevolution.org/
These Documents shaped America in the Founders hearts and minds as they created our Constitution. You should have had your eyes opened to the fact that our great Liberties are NOW under attack by forces that hate these principles with great wrath and if we fall asleep this time, then the BEHEADING of Lady Liberty is eminant!
We can beat them, we already are!
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